Kirkintilloch Burgh School Board
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TitleKirkintilloch Burgh School Board
ReferenceSB4
Date1877-1886
Archive creatorKirkintilloch Burgh School Board
Scope and ContentClerk's Papers, 1877-1886; Balance Sheet, 1879.
Extent1 folder [0.02m]
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe Education (Scotland) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict., c.62) created school boards in Scotland with a statutory duty to provide education for all children between the ages of 5 and 13. The boards had an elected membership made up of owners and occupiers of property of the value of £4 or over. They were responsible for the building and maintenance of schools, staffing and attendance of pupils and were overseen by the Scotch Board of Education. The Education (Scotland) Act 1901 (64 Vict. And 1 Edw VII, c.9) raised the school leaving age to 14. School boards were abolished by the Education (Scotland) Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo. V, c.48) and replaced by education authorities and school management committees.
Level of descriptionfonds
Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch
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